Maaretta Jaukkuri on notions of public time January 31, 2007

The Urban Field Speaker Series presents

Maaretta Jaukkuri on notions of public time
Moderated by Saara Liinamaa

Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 PM
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 124
Toronto

Maaretta Jaukkuri is the Chief Curator at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. She was born in Rovaniemi, Finland. A graduate of the University of Helsinki, she worked as exhibitions and information secretary at the Artists' Association of Finland from 1970 to 1983 and was head of exhibitions at the Nordic Arts Centre, Suomenlinna, from 1983 to 1989. From 1989 to 98, she co-curated the major international sculpture programme Skulpturlandskap Nordland/Artscape Nordland. Since fall 2004, on permission from the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, she has been working as Professor of Art and Common Space at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Trondheim.

Jaukkuri has also worked as a freelance curator for the Nordic pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1988, the European section of the São Paulo Bienal in 1998, and the ARS Baltica Prologue exhibition in Kiel in 1991. She was part of the curatorial team for the Lebt und arbeitet exhibition in Vienna in 2000 and is a board member of Manifesta, the European arts organization based on Amsterdam. She is the author of numerous articles and books on contemporary art.

Saara Liinamaa is a writer, researcher and doctoral candidate in the department of social and political thought at York University. Her research addresses issues in modern and contemporary art, culture and the city, such as art's urban "playgrounds" and the role of the contemporary artist as urban researcher. Liinamaa is a member of the collective, Public Access.

About the Urban Field Speakers Series:
After a hugely successful inaugural year, Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art is proud to present the second season of the Urban Field Speaker Series. Programmed by Janine Marchessault and Scott McLeod and presented in association with the Visible City Project and Archive of York University, the series continues to bring an array of international and local participants, including artists, architects, curators, designers and scholars, who offer their unique perspectives on the role of art in transforming the experience of the city. Last year's series featured sold-out talks by such internationally renowned speakers as Cuauhtémoc Medina, José Roca and Anthony Vidler. The upcoming roster includes Brazilian curator Nelson Brissac, Dutch curator Hedwig Fijen and senses scholar Constance Classen, among others.

Seating is limited and guaranteed to sell out, so be sure to arrive early to guarantee admission. Series passes are available in advance or at the door. Tickets to single events are available only at the door.

Series Passes
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$40 Regular

Single Events
$5 Prefix Photo Subscribers, Students & Seniors
$8 Regular

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